DETROIT (11-3) @ BALTIMORE (7-7)
STARTING PITCHERS
13Y 7Yw
DET 000 100 100 2 8 0
BAL 302 020 10x 8 11 0
2B BAL B. Robinson 3(5) Aparicio 4 Snyder 2
HR BAL B. Robinson 5 Epstein 1
RBI DET Northrup 1 Price 2
BAL B. Robinson 4(10) Epstein 3(4) Held 2
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc
Wilson 4.1 9 1 1 3 7 7 19
Barber 6.1 8 0 1 6 2 2 54
WP Barber 1-2 5.18
LP Wilson 2-2 4.07
SV Drabowsky 3
Sunday double dip in Charm City. The home town O’s need a win after dropping the first 2 of the series and send lefty Steve Barber to the hill looking for his first victory. Earl Wilson, the workhorse of the Bengal staff, goes for his third win.
Top 1, Detroit goes in order. Bottom 1, Aparicio leads off with a hustling double. Two outs later, B.Robby doubles him home and an early lead. Mike Epstein followed with a moonshot into the bullpen making it 3-0. Tigers got 2 hits in the 2nd but a twin killing and a pick off put the visitors back in the field. Bottom 3, the Birds got to Earl Wilson again, Snyder doubled and raced home on a 2-bagger by Brooks who then scored on an Epstein single. The Tigers broke through in the 4, as Northrup singled in Mickey Stanley. The Orioles chased Wilson in the 5th, Snyder singled and raced home on a double by, yup who else, B.Robby. Johnny Porres came on and surrendered a single to Woody Held to the seventh run. Top 7, the Tigers strung together three singles, Jim Price with the rbi, chasing Barber from the Game. Moe Drabowsky slammed the door shut for the final 8 outs. And oh, Brooks Robinson finally elevated one high enough to clear the fence, putting the cherry on top of an 8-2 win.
What a game for the Baltimore third baseman. Mike Epstein inserted into the lineup for the slumping Boog Powell, rewarded Hank Bauer with a homer and three driven in. The Marine also benched Dave’s Johnson who was hitting a paltry .167 in the early going. Powell was worse at .157
STAR OF THE GAME 4-4 3 Doubles Homers 4RBIs
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